Bob Hawke, Australia’s 23rd prime minister and former Labor Party leader, has died at the age of 89. Former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke (L) and wife Blanche d’Alpuget. Ph... Read more
The Ministry of Justice interviewed more than 8000 people in 2018 about the crime they had experienced in the past year. The key findings of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey were fir... Read more
Mr Twyford was under pressure this week over the Crown underwrite process. Now he’s facing persistent questions about whether he will stick to the long-held target of building 100,000... Read more
A Manawatū District Council committee has narrowly backed designating about 10 of the town’s busiest streets as places where quake-prone buildings would face a tighter upgrade deadline... Read more
We love our big things in Australia. From The Big Strawberry at Koonoomoo, to Coffs Harbour’s Big Banana and The Big Pineapple on the Sunshine Coast, the east coast has plenty to keep road t... Read more
Members of the Resident Doctors Association are into their second day of a five-day strike over their expired employment agreement. In Parliament today, Health Minister David Clark was asked... Read more
Prince William has met some of the first responders to last month’s mosque attacks, during a brief, high-security visit to Christchurch’s Justice Precinct this afternoon. St John... Read more
Tony Ngo is a member of a family-run business that has courted controversy with its baking of rainbow-coloured hot cross buns. “We got invited to the Easter Show this year and we thoug... Read more
Hidden away from the streets of Wellington, surrounded by 100-year-old houses, is a medieval fighting pit where a handful of armour-clad warriors clash twice a week. This backyard in Newtown... Read more
Concerns about the store’s war memorabilia have been raised following the attacks last month. But Barry White, who owns Trash Converters in the small town of Palmerston, said he sells... Read more



